User:Pranavxiyer/Evaluate an Article

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Pehlwani

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it discusses the topic of ancient Indian wrestling, with regards to history and the intense training regimen that wrestlers incorporated into their lifestyles. Moreover, it serves as an essential element in the idea that initial Indian wrestling was a way of life and an art form that individuals dedicated their lives towards. My initial examination was that this article was very informative and provided significant insight about what Indian wrestling originated as, prior to its form of an olympic sport.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section:

This section clearly describes the article's main topic, in a concise manner. It does not provide information which is not relevant throughout the rest of the article.

Content:

The article's content is very relevant to the topic, with generally up-to-date information. However, the article does not account for certain details about Indian wrestling's religious aspects, which could have been touched upon more. The content within the article is relevant and serves of importance throughout. It does not address the idea of inequities within wrestling.

Tone and Balance:

The article is very neutral, as it serves to inform, rather than evoke a specific opinion. Due to this, there are no biases towards any position, nor are there disproportionately represented viewpoints.

Sources and References:

These facts are generally backed up by reliable information, but there were certain details that lacked citations or specific account of where this evidence was found. Aside from that, the article depicted historical elements, training regiments, rules, and individuals associated with traditional Indian wrestling and included some form of sourcing as to how this was found.

Organization and Writing Quality:

This article is very well written and organized. The wording was formal and informative, yet easy to follow. There were no grammatical errors.

Images and Media:

There numerous images that captured different elements discussed about traditional Indian wrestling. They were laid out well and contained descriptions that portrayed them in an effective manner. They all adhered to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.Talk Page Discussion:

There were numerous discussions, mostly with regards to specific wrestlers and diction related to the roots of these wrestling styles.

Overall Impressions:

The article is generally very informative and greatly written. Strengths include accounting for numerous elements and providing an overarching idea of the different aspects associated with this traditional style of wrestling in India. There lacks details amongst certain topics, which could be improved upon. However, it is still well-developed as a whole.